Cyber Security & Defense Track

Cyber Security & Ethical Hacking Hub

Complete hands-on curriculum spanning defensive blue teaming, red team penetration testing, SOC analytics, cloud security, cryptography, and enterprise capstone assessments.
19 Total Projects
5 Setup Labs
13 Practice Labs
1 Enterprise Capstone
Phase 1 — Security Lab Setup (5 Labs)
Setup Lab
Lab 01

Personal Cyber Security Home Lab Setup

Build an isolated virtualization environment with Kali Linux, pfSense firewall, and victim virtual machines.

★☆☆☆☆ Beginner 3-4 hrs
Setup Lab
Lab 02

Secure Development & Scripting Environment

Configure Python security tooling, automated linting, secret detection, and pre-commit security hooks.

★☆☆☆☆ Beginner 2-3 hrs
Setup Lab
Lab 03

Web/API Testing & Vulnerable App Setup

Deploy OWASP Juice Shop, DVWA, and Postman API interception proxies for safe vulnerability exploitation.

★★☆☆☆ Intermediate 3-4 hrs
Setup Lab
Lab 04

Cloud Security Sandbox Setup

Provision sandbox AWS/Azure tenant with IAM roles, CloudTrail telemetry, and terraform security scanners.

★★☆☆☆ Intermediate 3-4 hrs
Setup Lab
Lab 05

SIEM & Detection Lab Setup

Configure Elastic Stack/Wazuh SIEM, deploy Sysmon on endpoints, and establish central log pipelines.

★★☆☆☆ Intermediate 4-5 hrs
Phase 2 — Hands-on Practice Labs (13 Labs)
Practice Lab
Lab 01

Threat Landscape & Attack Chain Briefing

Analyze real-world threat actors, MITRE ATT&CK mappings, and Cyber Kill Chain lifecycle stages.

★★☆☆☆ Intermediate 4 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 02

Network Traffic Capture & Protocol Analysis Lab

Dissect malicious PCAP files using Wireshark, detect covert channels, and extract payload artifacts.

★★☆☆☆ Intermediate 4 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 03

Linux & Windows Hardening Project

Apply CIS benchmarks, enforce AppArmor/SELinux, configure auditd, and lock down GPO policies.

★★★☆☆ Advanced 5 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 04

Python Security Automation Toolkit

Develop automated port scanners, SSL certificate auditors, and password policy validation scripts.

★★★☆☆ Advanced 5 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 05

Cryptography Implementation & PKI Lab

Deploy a private Certificate Authority, implement RSA/AES-GCM encryption routines, and analyze cipher suites.

★★★☆☆ Advanced 4 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 06

Web Application & API Penetration Test

Execute OWASP Top 10 exploits: SQL Injection, XSS, SSRF, BOLA, and generate remediation advisories.

★★★★☆ Advanced 6 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 07

OSINT & Social Engineering Assessment

Conduct passive reconnaissance, digital footprint mapping, and phishing campaign simulation with GoPhish.

★★☆☆☆ Intermediate 3-4 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 08

Vulnerability Assessment & Exploitation Lab

Perform Nessus/OpenVAS vulnerability scanning, prioritize CVSS scores, and validate with Metasploit.

★★★☆☆ Advanced 5 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 09

Active Directory Attack Simulation

Execute Kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting, BloodHound path analysis, and privilege escalation techniques.

★★★★☆ Advanced 6 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 10

Cloud Security Configuration Review

Audit cloud misconfigurations, S3 bucket leakages, IAM over-privileges, and implement CSPM automation.

★★★☆☆ Advanced 4 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 11

SOC Detection Engineering & SIEM Monitoring

Author Sigma & YARA rules, construct detection dashboards, and fine-tune true/false positive alerts.

★★★★☆ Advanced 5 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 12

Incident Response, Forensics & Threat Hunting

Triage memory dumps with Volatility, analyze disk images with Autopsy, and document the incident timeline.

★★★★☆ Advanced 6 hrs
Practice Lab
Lab 13

AI Security & GRC Readiness Review

Assess LLM prompt injections, model extraction risks, and align systems with NIST CSF / ISO 27001.

★★★☆☆ Advanced 4 hrs
Phase 3 — Capstone Project (1 Capstone)
Capstone Lab
Final Capstone

Enterprise Security Assessment — Red Team to Boardroom

Execute an end-to-end security assessment: reconnaissance, perimeter exploitation, lateral movement, data exfiltration simulation, followed by CISO-level executive risk reporting and strategic remediation roadmaps.

★★★★★ Expert 12-16 hrs